Tigrelab projected its 'Monolith' works’ y ‘Sunrise’ and el Sharjah Light Festival 2018

for eleven days, the most emblematic buildings of the city became the setting where 24 artists showed their works, among which were those of Tigrelab, which projected the Monolith and Sunrise videomapping. The first was the protagonist at the opening ceremony.

one more year, the emirate of Sharjah has once again offered its Festival of Light (Sharjah Light Festival). An event, which in its eighth edition has offered its visitors a light and sound show that took place on the facades of the most emblematic buildings in the city.. This event, which in last year's edition attracted 700.000 visitors has been organized by the Sharjah Tourism Development Authority (Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority – in SCT)

for eleven days, 24 internationally renowned artists have shown (between the 7 and the 17 February) his works under the theme 'Culture in Sharjah' with shows that have revolved around science, creativity and heritage.

Among the artists and companies that have participated in the Sharjah Light Festival 2018 Two shows stand out that have been carried out by the Spanish company Tigrelab: Monolith y Sunrise.

The first, who was the protagonist of the opening ceremony, It is the work of the French art director Mathieu Felix and the projection was carried out at the Gulf Dr study center. Sultan Al Qasimi. Management has been carried out by Tigrelab while production has been the responsibility of Nomada les Arts nomades.

Monoliths is an audiovisual show that lasts 18 minutes and takes place in a dreamlike time capsule. Videomapping is divided into three parts: Creation, Evolution y Future.

Creation represents all the elements of creation and birth (luz, stars, planets, tierra, agua, cells, amniotic fluid) using the disruptive narrative technique. The artist's objective was to depict an idyllic and dreamlike vision of the environment. A sensation that becomes the central theme of Evolution “where the depletion of natural resources is shown.”, of the massive digitization or dematerialization of our entire environment, of our relationship between real and virtual world. We take the elements of the first part, giving great prominence to the building on which we project, we digitize them, we mix and decompose. The show wants to convey the fascination, the excitement but also the fear and vertigo that we have on the horizon of 2020”, explica Mathieu Felix.

The last part, Future, transports the viewer to a minimal and balanced future, where there is a harmonious treatment of the continuous flow of data. Shapes, characters, sounds and movements are synchronized, showing a futuristic panorama, fluid and controlled.

“The installation establishes a dialogue with the space through the use of 12 Skytracers”, Mathieu clarifies.

To carry out this videomapping, we used 17 20K Full HD projectors Barco of 20K with which a total resolution of 28,466×2,160 pixels was achieved. In addition, Four 7-inch LED screens were also incorporated into the installation.×2,5 metros. All this equipment was controlled and synchronized by the Watchout software. 6 of Dataton.

In the third part of the mapping, 12 Skytracers Falcon Beam 2, controlled by proprietary software developed in collaboration with Protopixel, allowed us to offer synchronization between music and video.

Sunrise

The second project with which Tigrelab has participated in the eighth edition of the Sharjah Light Festival has been Sunrise. A video mapping that was projected on the University Hall building and had a duration of 12 minutes.

Developed in the context of a constantly evolving universe, Sunrise uses the sun to represent the passage of time. The show is an interpretation of how cultural views can change over time, however, the sun remains the guiding star at the center of the solar system.

The installation shows five sunrises from five different points of view.. It is a piece that wants to turn the building into a giant sun using the dome as a final guide. “It is an invitation to relaxation and meditation, That's why we ask the production to put sun loungers around the building.".

To carry out the projection on three faces of the building, a total of 12 projectors Panasonic 20K, mounted in vertical position.